Mauve Bedroom Color Scheme
Linen White + Sunny Yellow + Dove Gray bright clean bedroom
Credit: Kim Cornelison
Liven up your home with these no-fail yellow color schemes. Whether you prefer cozy muted shades or bright, saturated hues, these yellow decorating ideas create a sunny disposition in every room of your home.
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What Colors Go With Yellow?
kitchen with yellow cabinets and trim
Credit: John Gruen
By far the happiest color in the spectrum, yellow is always apt to cheer up a room and lighten a mood. Whether it is as bright as the sun or as quiet as a fallen leaf in autumn, this hue always brings a smile. There are many different colors that go with yellow. Get inspired to bring a little sunshine into your life with these uplifting yellow color schemes.
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Brown, Blue, and Yellow Color Scheme
living room with fireplace and yellow chairs
Credit: Kim Cornelison
In this yellow living room, there's just enough harvest gold to convey a midcentury modern feel without feeling dated. Careful furniture choices and accents ensure that anything retro about this room is completely of-the-moment. The architectural lines of the fireplace are updated in crisp white. Wing chairs display modern stripes in yellow, sky blue, and chocolate brown. Underfoot, the rich brown rug displays a trendy graphic pattern. Punches of bright blue in varying intensities add even more dimension.
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Primary Yellow Color Scheme
blue, white, and yellow living room with modern touches
Credit: David Tsay
When searching for yellow decorating ideas, turn to the color wheel for inspiration. Primary colors are red, blue, and yellow, and every other color is created from these shades. Combined, primary colors create lively decorating schemes. In this living room, shades of ochre appear on the sofa, artwork, and area rug. The golden shade of yellow warms vibrant cobalt accents, including a velvet chair and throw pillows.
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Yellow Bedroom Color Schemes
Linen White + Sunny Yellow + Dove Gray bright clean bedroom
Credit: Kim Cornelison
To temper the energy of yellow for a bedroom, choose muted shades of goldenrod or lemon. Floral bedding adds a hint of sunny yellow to this calming bedroom without overwhelming airy white walls. An oil-rubbed bronze bed frame and curtain rod pair with soft gray pillows and linen accessories to ground the look.
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Yellow Entryway Color Schemes
bold yellow dutch door in entryway with boho cushion
Credit: Dave Greer
Greet guests with cheerful color by incorporating yellow into your entryway. Crisp white paneled walls contrast a Dutch door painted with Yellow Hibiscus 357 by Benjamin Moore in this home's mudroom. Painting a front door provides a quick and easy way to incorporate yellow without redecorating an entire room.
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Gray and Yellow Color Scheme
blue yellow and grey living room
Credit: Lauren Rubinstein
For a neutral color scheme, choose shades of gray or blue for large surfaces, like walls, furniture, and flooring, then layer in small doses of yellow. Here, a dove gray sofa and walls recede to create a calming backdrop for rich navy furnishings and cheery pops of yellow. Limited to pillows and tabletop accessories, yellow accents can easily be swapped out as the season (or your style) changes.
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Yellow Kid's Bedroom Ideas
twin storage beds in kids bedroom with tree wallpaper, letter marquis decor and yellow accents
Credit: Michael Partenio
Energize an otherwise neutral children's bedroom with warm shades of yellow. Monogrammed pillows, animal-print bedding, and Roman shades carry the sunny color throughout this whimsical forest-theme space. Brass hardware on a shared nightstand reflects the yellow's warm undertones.
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Yellow Bathroom Accents
white bathroom yellow patterned wallpaper
Credit: David A Land
If painting an entire room yellow might seem daunting, try finding wallpaper with yellow accents, instead. Yellow shades are balanced by soft pink and navy on this pineapple print. The yellow details liven up the otherwise all-white small bathroom.
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Yellow Colors with Vintage Undertones
plush yellow couch living room
Credit: John Gruen
Muted yellow fabric with warm undertones gives a vintage look to this sofa. While the yellow color still stands out, its understated shade doesn't overpower the space. Mixing in other soft shades of yellows in small details throughout the living room keeps the space cohesive. Warm reds and rustic wood tones complement the cozy color palette.
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Bright Yellow Color Palette
Kitchen with island and stool seating
Credit: John Granen
Setting the mood for a healthy breakfast and after-school snacks, this casual kitchen plays off traditional school colors such as bus yellow and chalkboard green. The area is open, light, and bright for early-morning wake-up routines. This kitchen color scheme is a great motivator for school mornings.
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Pastel Yellow Color Schemes
bedroom with door to porch
Credit: Anthony Masterson
In this cozy yellow bedroom, buttercream walls and cornflower blue create a restful scene. On the ceiling, a transparent stain with underlying yellow and gray tones connects with the patina on the distressed French desk and side chair. A pair of stools poised at the foot of the bed repeats the distressed hand finishes.
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Pale Shades of Yellow
kitchen with yellow cabinets
Credit: James R. Salomon
Evoking nostalgia, this kitchen recalls simpler times with its buttercream-colored cabinets and hand-stenciled pale green and white tile backsplash. A deep farmhouse sink and white marble countertop further impress the feel of a vintage bakeshop. Green accents come in cottage pieces: a pitcher of hydrangeas, bottled water, and a striped cotton rug.
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Golden Yellow Colors
yellow bathroom accents
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There's just something about yellow that seems to lift gray spirits. Bright, golden yellow and moody gray make good color companions in this bathroom because you get the effect of neutrals with just the right burst of color. Here, a gray polka-dot shower curtain continues the energy of its sunny companions.
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Warm Yellow Hues
bright yellow corner wall and curtains
Credit: Brittany Ambridge
When considering what shade of yellow to use, think about the temperature of each color. Even in the smallest of spaces, color temperature makes a huge difference. Warm hues in this living room corner are cozy and comforting and bring a sense of hominess to one of the most-used rooms.
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Cool Yellow Colors
modern living room yellow daybed
Credit: Victoria Pearson
On the opposite end of the color temperature spectrum are crisp, cool yellows. These shades of yellows create a fresh, modern look. Here, a daybed in a vibrant shade of citron is the focal point. Its cool undertones easily pair with blue artwork and chrome finishes.
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Yellow Dining Room Walls
yellow-walled dining room modern chairs
Credit: Kim Cornelison
Known as the color of happiness, warm yellow easily brightens up gathering spaces. Let your dining room play host to a happy color scheme by painting your walls yellow. Soft shades of blue—on the wall art, candlesticks, place settings, and table linens—soften the intensity of the sunny yellow walls.
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Retro Yellow Color Scheme
kitchen with yellow walls and red chairs
Credit: Kim Cornelison
Reminiscent of a vintage diner serving classic pies and sorbets, this cool summery kitchen with lemon-icebox yellow walls, red Herman Miller-inspired chairs, and an orange banquette is classic retro-modern and is as refreshing as a scoop of minty sorbet on a hot summer day. Blue undertones in all the colors make the hues compatible partners.
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